How are the elections going?

It is always interesting to know how presidential elections of this or that republic are taking place, because much can depend on this. There is interest, even if a person is not a citizen of the country where the president is elected. In the modern world, everything is interconnected, which is why the question of how elections are held never loses its relevance. After all, the fate of the country of which you are a citizen can depend on who will be the president of a neighboring state, what way of development of relations with your country he will choose.

To elect a head of state, there are different ways. Everything depends on the model of the presidency that is adopted in the country.

For example, in countries such as Italy, Germany and the Czech Republic, the president of the country is elected by the parliament. Such republics are called parliamentary. In the presidential republics, like Russia or France, the president is directly elected by the people. Such elections are called direct elections. In the US elections are indirect, but in this case the president of the country chooses the people. This type of election fully confirms the independence of the president from the country's parliament.

Now consider in more detail how elections are held in Russia. Presidential elections in Russia are held on the basis of the Constitution of the state, as well as the Federal Law "On Elections of the President of the Russian Federation" of May 17, 1995.

Only Russian citizens can elect the President of the Russian Federation, based on the principle of universal equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot.

According to the law, the Upper House of the Federal Assembly of Russia appoints the presidential election, and the election day is the first Sunday after the end of the constitutional term of the previous President.

According to the Constitution of the RF, the candidate for the post of the President of the country must meet a number of requirements: namely, the presidential candidate must necessarily be a citizen of Russia, reside in Russia for at least 10 years, and at the time of filing his documents, his age should not be less than 35 years.

The presidency period is 4 years, and after the expiry of this term new elections are appointed. It is on this day that the entire country, and not only the country, the whole world watches with interest how elections are held.

By the way, elections are not only presidential elections. Parliamentary elections, governor elections, mayoral elections - as you can see, they are different.

After the process of electing the Russian president became clear, let's consider how elections are held in various countries, or rather, what happens to those citizens who ignored the elections in their state.

In case of non-attendance at the elections, some countries for their citizens envisaged different measures, including criminal prosecution.

For example, in Belgium, the first disrespectful absenteeism in elections is punishable by a fine of 50 euros. In the case of a relapse, the amount rises by 2.5 times and becomes 125 euros. Plus, a Belgian citizen will be deprived of the right to hold the position of civil servant.

In Greece, the absence of a citizen in the country is a disrespectful reason. Those who must go abroad for the time of elections, must vote in advance. If these rules are ignored, a penalty is provided, as well as a criminal penalty from a month to a year. Plus, the citizen is deprived of his position and regalia.

Penalties are provided in many countries of Europe, where they range from 25 to 70 euros. Those are Austria, Germany, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Italy.

Penalties are also provided on the other continent, in Australia. They are not very large compared to European fines and amount to A $ 13. During the elections in Australia voter turnout is more than 90 percent.

Worse things are in Pakistan. Here for failure to appear to a person faces up to 5 years of hard labor in the worst case and $ 60 fine if he is lucky.